December 2011 - Reita Fisher

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New Members
Donna Russ
Renewing Members
Yvonnee Berry
Maureen Busse
Edna Drakeford
Mary Ann Evanoff
Reita Fisher
Margeret Johnson
Ann Joyce
Mary Anne Petrie
Florence Rader
Betty Anne Watts
Table of Contents
1 President’s Note
2 Letter from the Editor
3 Memories from Marcia
4 October- Jewlery
4 December- Holiday Party
5 Meeting Schedule
7 November - UFO
8 Retreat 2011
9 CAB Information
9 Newsletter Dates
10Advertising Rates
10Changing Contact
Info
10Online Membership
Info
10 Membership Renewal
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President’s Note
This year has flown by so quickly.
Every time I hear those words,
I think back to the highlights.
We have had some terrific NG
meetings, some interesting dinner
conversations. We have secured
our meeting places both for the
Thursday evening and Saturday day
Neighborhood Groups. The 2011
Annual Conference/Convention in
Los Angeles was amazing (hope
you will plan on Houston for 2012).
Let’s have more highlights during
the next year, so when someone says
this year has flown by so quickly,
you will have good memories.
The holiday season is here.
Sewing gifts for friends and family
can be overwhelming. Time to
sew dwindles to snatches here and
there during hectic days or late at
night. Holding on to your sanity is
a challenge between
the demands of
your job, baking
special treats
with
your
children, just
trying to get a
cup of coffee
with friends,
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E-mail: dpburleson@carolina.rr.com
let alone the
shopping for
those gifts you
are not making
(gasp!!). But
when
things
slow
down,
you will have
time for those
things.
So
much
is
crammed
into the days
between Halloween
and New Year’s it is difficult to
get everything done. We forget to
take a moment for ourselves. So
slow down a fraction if you can,
take a breath, enjoy the festivities,
be grateful for your blessings, and
hope the memories of these days
will stay with you when the year has
flown by so quickly.
Happy Holidays.
Diane Burleson
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Letter from the Editor
There has been much to learn as
your newest editor. Since my first
year is coming to an end and I look
forward to a new year ahead, I
thought I would share some of my
thoughts regarding lessons learned,
during the process and offer up my
hopes for next year.
First, I would like to say how
much fun and rewarding it has been
to work on the newsletter. As editor,
I have enjoyed chance to work on a
project that challenges, allows for
creative freedom and appreciation
for my efforts. My goals for the first
year where mostly met or exceeded.
There were three main goals: layout,
content, and involvement.
My first goal relating to layout, I
feel has been a tremendous success.
My primary concern was to create
a layout that provided information
to our members in a way that
encouraged readership. I am pleased
to report that there have been many
complements from both within our
chapter and from members of other
chapters. Our new layouts, like some
sewing projects, usually took longer
than expected. I will strive to come
up with a more realistic schedule.
Second, I wanted to offer a variety
of articles and content that would
appeal to all levels of
experience. I strive to
balance content
regarding
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chapter business, members, sewing
and corporate business. In most
issues of the newsletter I consider
there to be a nice balance regarding
content. Next year I plan to continue
offering the variety I hope we are
all coming to enjoy and expect.
Finally, I wanted to encourage our
members to contribute articles and
related content that all members
would look forward to reading.
Most issues had contributions by
several members, however, this
winter issue has proved to have far
fewer contributions made and as a
result there will be fewer articles
for a variety of reasons. I am very
interested in working with our
membership on what changes can be
made that will allow for the greatest
improvements in this area. With the
holidays providing many demands
to our time perhaps we need to
rethink the dates our newsletter go
out to accommodate
foreseeable conflicts.
Thank everyone
again
for
their
contributions
and
patience
as I learned
the
ropes
of being an
editor. While
making
the text look pretty on the
page is something I enjoy and
comes easy to me, doing the
writing and editing falls
on the opposite end of
my comfort spectrum. I
learned so much last year
and anticipate to continue
to learn much from this
experience.
Reita Fisher
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A special
Thank You
is extended to
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for their generous
donation of
our printed
newsletters.
December 2011
Thank You to All Our
Advertisers
Memories from Marcia
When I joined the ASG in around
1999, I really wasn’t thinking about
meetings I just thought it would be
nice to be a member of a sewing
group, and not to mention the lure of
discounts. I actually joined because
of an ad in the back of a Hancock’s
Mailer. – The first week after I joined
I got a phone call – “oh you should
come to a meeting, etc”. I asked when
it was, and regretfully I could not
attend due a conflict with my sons Boy
Scout meeting so I politely declined.
After several months of friendly calls
I finally I asked where there meeting
where, to my pleasant surprise the
meeting was actually about a mile
from my sons Boy Scout meeting so
I was able to start attending. I was
blown away by all of the talent and all
of the amazing programs, made some
friends and just had a grand time.
Many of the activities scheduled then
are still active now. For instance,
there was the retreat one weekend
year (its actually 4 days but let’s not
get technical), great speakers and lots
of fun.
My sewing friends have supported
me when I have been at my lowest
and cheered me on at my highest. It
is an amazing group of people whom
I would have never met if it had not
been for the American Sewing guild.
These are my life long friends and
part of my family! I will be
forever grateful
t
o
the member who
continually called
and opened this
door to me. Despite my
friend’s move to California I
still consider her one of my many
sewing friends and member of
my sewing family.
Marcia Kephart
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December- Holiday Party
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October- Jewlery
Darlene
led
our
October
meeting,
introduction to jewelry
design. There was a great
turnout for this meeting
with not only many of
our regular attendees but
also a few prospective
new members. Darlene
had a wide range of
jewelry pieces to show
and she explained the
steps on how to assemble
the various pieces. After
the demos we had fun
going through everyone’s
beads
to see what
everyone had
brought
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and
some
trading
amongst ourselves to fill
in that certain spot that
was missing just the right
bead. Overall we had lots
of participation, lots of
projects finished and a
wonderful time visiting.
Reita Fisher
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This year’s Holiday party was held at my house. I
was so excited to welcome our members into my home,
show off decorations, use the fine china and crystal, and
share my overall love for the season. While there was
an inadvertent mistake regarding what time the party
actually started (11am vs 1pm). After some scrambling
around using Yahoo group postings most felt 1pm was
better. Luckily, I was ready for the party to start at either
time and was blessed to get to spend some extra time
with a long time member that I had not yet met before,
and she seemed to enjoy the extra visiting time.
We all enjoyed visiting, eating, engaged in a brief
meeting opened presents, ate dessert and cleaned up.
There was a wide variety of foods brought and all of
it wonderful to eat. In the end we ate our lunch took a
break before coming back for dessert.
Our annual gift exchange was fun as usual but there
weren’t too many “stolen” gifts. Having said that I got
to keep what I chose and didn’t have one of the few
gifts that where traded several times.
As from the lack of pictures we all had so much visiting
and enjoying the party we forgot to take pictures.
Gratefully there was lots of help to wash dishes, put
away food and general clean up. While I may be biased,
I thought the party was a huge success and with all the
help with the clean up my husband will likely let me
volunteer to host for next year.
Reita Fisher
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“Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement
CREATIVE STITCHERS’ DAY
When:
Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each
month from 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location:
Hobby Lobby, 2310 Matthews Township
Parkway, Matthews, NC
Group Leader: Margaret Johnson
January 15
Project: Planning Meeting
February 19
Project: Community. Service- Making Turtles
March 19
Project: Purse Insert- Atkinson Pattern $9.15
Leader: Diane Burleson
April 16
Project:
Leader:
Art Cover for a Small Journal
Mary Ann Evanoff
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to
May 21
Project:
Leader:
n
Stack and Whack Place
mats
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t
Marcia Kephart s
July 16
Project:
Leader:
Wreath & Zipper Flower Broach
Reita Fisher
September
17 - National Sewing
Month
Project:
Display/ Demos
in Hobby Lobby
For Y
our
Refer
ence
Look on
Yahoo G
ro
current
ups for
Most
Inform
ation
October 15
Project: Into to Jewelry Making– Necklace
Leader: Darlene Maurer
Supplies:
November 19
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Project: UFO Smack downar
Leader: Wendy Arend
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December 11 (Sunday)
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Project: n
Holiliday Party
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Time:
Location:
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June 18
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Project: Scissors
01 Case
Leader: 2Kristine Fisher
August 20
Project: Pot-Luck & Challenge (Re-purpose an
item into something different)
Leader:
Margaret Johnson
Hancock
Fabrics
offers a 10%
discount to
ASG members.
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“Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement
Thursday Night Meeting
When:
Thursday 6:30 social, 7:00-9ish meeting
Location:
Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For
Sharon Corners Shopping center
4724 Sharon Road, Suite K,
Charlotte NC 28210
704-643-7720
Group Leader:
Diane Burleson 704-332-0578
New Thursday Night Location
The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For is now
the location for our Thursday night neighborhood
group. It is located at 4724 Sharon Road Suite
K in Charlotte NC 28210. The phone is 704643-7720. It is beside Moe’s Southwest Grill
in the Sharon Corners Shopping Center across
Fairview Road from Southpark Mall. Check out
the website at http://www.fibrestudioshop.com/.
The Fibre Studio has yarns for knitting,
crocheting,
felting,
or
any
other
embellishment
you choose. Debbie Davis
has interests
in all types of fibers as
shown
in
the handmade merchandise
t h a t
complements the yarns.
Stop by to
check it out.
Suggestions
For Y
our
Refer
ence
Look on
Yahoo G
ro
current
ups for
Most
Inform
ation
Want to Volunteer?
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
dpburleson@carolina.rr.com
Have and Idea for an Event?
Marcia Kephart
704-615-0797 marciamsk@carolina.rr.com
Suggestions about the newsletter?
Reita Fisher
704-573-4738 reitafishersewing@carolina.rr.com
start/contribute to a Group?
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
mandcjoh@yahoo.com
CHARLOTTE/METRO GARMENT
When:
To Be Announced
Location:
To Be Announced
Group Leader:
Diane Burleson 704-332-0578
Project: Looking for Recomendations
Please support our
advertising retailers.
Whenever you patronize
an advertiser, tell them
you saw their ad here. It
will encourage them to
continue their support of
the ASG with their ads.
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November - UFO
November was to be our annual
celebration of our unfinished
projects, and bring to the spotlight
some projects that might actually
have a chance of being finished.
However, since the Classroom was
still not available and the break
room at Hobby Lobby is to small
to accommodate sewing machines,
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we opted to put off our unfinished
projects yet again so that we could
meet for lunch at Chic-Fil-A, and
then take a look around at the
highly anticipated new Jo Ann
fabrics. In-other-words instead of
finishing some unfinished projects
we went to see if we could find
more new ones to start. The Jo
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Ann’s has lots of variety of fabrics,
each department is well organized,
and the employees were friendly.
Customers and employees alike
didn’t seem to get overly flustered
with the vast number of
people.
Reita Fisher
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Retreat 2011
Our annual retreat to Flat Rock
was fun, as usual. We had a smaller
group than in the past, but that
meant we had more room to spread
out our works in progress. Most of
us arrived Thursday afternoon and
started setting up the community
space. The staff at the Mill House
Lodge is so lenient in letting us
rearrange the space for our needs
and even helps to move furniture.
I cannot remember what everyone
worked on, but I finished 3 projects
that I brought with me. That is
always successful in my book.
Thursday night we were on our
own for dinner. Mary Ann Patrie
and Denise Arcuri and I also knit,
so we went to dinner with a local
knitting group and then shopping
in the yarn store that was the
coordinator.
Lots of beautiful
fibers after a spectacular meal.
Friday night was our group dinner.
Mary Ann Patrie hosted this year’s
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LONG CREEK MILLS
dinner at her home, perched on the
side of a mountain. Her home is
gorgeous, full of handmade items
and collectibles. The food was
outstanding. There was poached
fish with sour cream sauce, salad,
bread, roasted vegetables and
homemade cake with ice cream for
dessert. How can you top that?
Denise Arcuri again prepared
a flyer with discounts for our
members. She works hard with the
local shops to arrange these for us.
Shopping was definitely in the plan
for the weekend.
Thanks to both Denise and
Mary Ann for their work for our
enjoyment.
Next year, we are considering
an additional day or two. Please
think about planning to come with
us. There is always show and tell,
good food, and lots of shopping
opportunities.
Diane Burleson
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Adhesive Remover
Stabilizers
Threads
Charlie Rector
Owner
Monday - Saturday 9:00 -5:00
108 Webb Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
longcreekmills.com
Phone704-864-6651
Toll Free 1-866-869-6651
Fax704-865-8242
December 2011
Chapter Advisory Board
PRESIDENT
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
dpburleson@carolina.rr.com
TREASURER
Wendy Arend
704-321-1583
wendyarend@msn.com
1st Vice President
NEWSLETTER
Reita Fisher
704-573-4738
reitafishersewing@carolina.rr.com
2nd VICE PRESIDENT &
MEMBERSHIP
Judy Harkey
803-547-6794
jharkey@deltamold.com
SECRETARY
Mary Ann Evanoff
704-888-0977
mae1049@aol.com
PUBLICITY/WEB
Marcia Kephart
704-615-0797
marciamsk@carolina.rr.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Phyllis Yandle
704-458-2742
pyandle@carolina.rr.com
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP
COORDINATOR
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
mandcjoh@yahoo.com
Designs By Digi
Long Arm Quilting
Marcia Kephart
9224 Newfield Street
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-615-0797
marciamsk@carolina.rr.com
http://www.designsbydigi.com
CHAR/MECK EVENING
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
dpburleson@carolina.rr.com
CHAR/MECK “CREATIVE
STITCHERS”
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
mandcjoh@yahoo.com
SUNDAY GARMENT GROUP
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
dpburleson@carolina.rr.com
Region 3 Representative
Jan Squires
352-746-5380
Cell 352-586-0347
jsquires4@tampbay.rr.com
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Renew Your Membership Online
You can now renew your membership online:
1. Go to the ASG web site at www.asg.org
2. Click on Membership at the top left
3. Scroll down to renewal Member
4. Under Choose a Chapter
5. Choose NC-Charlotte
6. Enter your Member ID#
7. Click Renew
8. You can then pay with a credit card.
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